Xia Niangniang - Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Qi Sheng heard the words, lifted his head while laughing: “Haven’t seen you for ages, come over to chat and talk.”

That person measured with his eyes the young man on Qi Sheng’s back, then said: “I wonder if it is only for a simple chat and talk. If you had no problems, would you still remember about me who lives in the depths of this mountain’s wild forest?”

Qi Sheng could clearly hear the thorny words of that person, he had to carefully choose his words, “Indeed, I haven’t come to see you for a very long time. You want to beat me or punish me, I can only go along with you.”

That person made a loud ‘Humph!’ sound from his nose, ignoring Qi Sheng, he turned his body and entered the yard. Qi Sheng hurriedly followed him and entered the yard too.

The Blind Concubine laughingly teased him: “General also has times when he must acknowledge defeat.”

Qi Sheng wiped his sweat, saying: “This junior fellow apprentice of mine, has the most eccentric characters, very changeable. Previously, when we were still practicing martial arts together, he often made people worry for him. And the Master happened to adore him the most, always letting him have his way, it made him develop a habit of arrogance and a willful temper.”

The Blind Concubine climbed down from Qi Sheng’s back and told him: “Go, look for him.”

The both of them had entered the garden. The pears’ flowers were fluttering in the air, giving out a delicate fragrance for a period of time. There were the mountain’s rocks, a stream of flowing water and also an area of bamboo forest which stretched along to the outside of the garden.  There were fish in the pond which was built by laying stones around it. The red and white colored patterns of the fish were very eye catching. The wind brought the flower petals and soaked them in the water, adding details to the dyed with the fragrance of layer upon layer of the pear flowers’ pond water.

The Blind Concubine was stunned: “It is truly like a wonderland.”

There was a little disciple who guided him to the winged room to have tea.

The tea was also a very good tea. They used the gathered dew from the early morning which had lingered on the petals of the pear flowers to brew the tea. The taste contained the lingering scent.

The Blind Concubine was seated in front of a table. A small piece of the tea leaf carelessly touched the tip of his tongue, the bitterness was intense.

This was the first time he was separated from Xiao Bao for such a long time. He didn’t even say a word to bid him farewell. He must have been worried to the point of insanity.

Rui Ze had invited him to stay together in the waterside pavilion residence. Now that he could no longer go, he wondered if Rui Ze would get mad at him.

The Emperor, if he really had been worried for him, if he really would think of him. Leaving like this without saying goodbye, perhaps he had already flared up and lost his temper.

The Blind Concubine recalled the memory when the Emperor said that they would stay together with each other for the rest of their lives, his heart seized and ached.

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Qi Sheng was chasing that person and entered the other winged room of the garden. He followed behind and coaxed him all the way. That person had not at the least cared for nor appreciated his nice words. Not even turning his head to look at him. Qi Sheng stepped ahead and took that person by his waist into his arms, forcing him to turn around and face him.

That person possessed a pair of phoenix eyes, the outer corner of his eyes were particular. His black eyebrows stretched high to his temples. His penetrating expression was haughty and arrogant. The set of plump red colored lips were beautiful and sweet. There was a faint trace of anger on his face.

“You still remember to come here?”

Qi Sheng admitted that he was in the wrong. He couldn’t help but have to subdue himself in a humbling manner. If this kind of situation was allowed to be seen by his brothers who fought in the battlefield together in the former days, he wondered if their eyes would fall and drop.

That person pushed away his hands. Laughed coldly while saying: “At that time you said that even if you had joined the governmental duty, you would still frequently come to see me. In the end, you went to the battle on the borderline for several years. Now you come, acting in the same way as if we only haven’t met for several months. You might as well bury yourself in the pile at the Great Wall. You’ve wasted my longing!”

Qi Sheng was brazenfaced when he pressed near, regardless, that beautiful man might have a fit of his explosive bad temper at any time, “It is me who left you restless, this time I am really not too busy so I hurriedly came to see you. If you want to punish me, just do it. Make me drink, or even hit me with a cane, as long as you are happy, I will take it.”

The beautiful person knitted his brows in disgust: “Who would want to hit you with a cane. Not only it is useless, it would hurt my hand as well.”

Qi Sheng got closer to the beautiful person’s ear, he unexpectedly licked his earlobe, laughed with a rather deep meaning: “If you don’t want to get hurt, you can just lay down. Avail yourself to laying with me, I can assure that I will make you feel comfortable.”

In an instant, that beautiful person’s face flushed all red. Angrily, he widened his eyes, “This kind of dirty talk of yours, you have associated yourself too long with those crude old men at your military camp, you even have the audacity to act indecently in front of me!!”

Qi Sheng burst out in laughter. Using his strong arms, he lifted that beautiful person and pulled him into an embrace on his chest. With large steps, he strode into the inner room of the house. The beautiful person’s whole face blushed. His fist was pounding like the rain, without rhyme or reason. His mouth grumbling and swearing, shouting beat, shouting kill, nonstop.

Qi Sheng’s face remained calm when he closed the door, took the beautiful person and tossed him on the bed. At first, there was a loud noisy sound from inside the room, banging and clattering sounds; disordered crashing noises were heard for a period of time. As if there were things that had been carelessly swept to the floor, sometimes it was mixed with one or two cursing words. Afterwards, the noise gradually turned softer, replaced by the subtle sound of gasping and panting. Through the frame of the door, the sound had spilled out and was overflowing to the outside. The timbre was tainted with moaning. The voice that was previously filled with evil tendencies had now ceased to exist.

Because they hadn’t met for a long time, Qi Sheng firmly pressed that person and made his move. That person also unable to have any regard for his face anymore, going all out with all his might to tempt and seduce, his mouth was billowing his breath incessantly.

He was actually thinking about having this kind of romantic intercourse with Qi Sheng for many days and nights. Why didn’t this bastard comeback anyway? Meeting like today was not easy at all. Of course he would tangle his pair of legs in a death grip, swayed his hips wantonly and desperately strove for more.

The two people kept on shifting their ground, playing their tricks resulting in both of them dripping with sweat, not stopping until the murky heavens covered over the dark earth.

The night had grown late.

The stream in the pear garden was murmuring. The Blind Concubine was still sitting on his place, silently without a word. The tea also had turned cold.

Qi Sheng and that beautiful person were coming from the other pathway of the garden and entered the room.

Qi Sheng said to The Blind Concubine: “This is my junior, his name is Jue Yu. From now on, you will live here, he will look after you, you can be at ease.  Having said those words, he held Jue Yu’s hand.

Jue Yu made a clear slapping sound with his palm and moved forward. Soon, he changed his face to a warm expression, and said to the Blind Concubine: “Qi Sheng and I are acquaintances from a long time ago. He brings people here for me to take care of, of course I will definitely attend to you. On the mountain is peace and quiet, the scenery is also very beautiful, most perfect for a living place.

The Blind Concubine replied to them: “Sorry for the trouble. Because of me you take on a lot of trouble.”

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Qi Sheng stayed on the mountain for a night. The next day, very early in the morning he was rushing to get back to the Capital to report after carrying out his order.

Not long after the sun rose, the mist hadn’t dispersed yet, the horizon revealing a faint orange color from the sun. Although it was already summer, in the chain of mountains, the air remained the same of freshness and coldness.

Jue Yu walked him until the gate of the garden. The usual arrogant and aggressive face had put on a thread of soft and gentle expression.

Qi Sheng turned his body and told him: “The morning dew is thick, you better go back.”

Jue Yu angrily retorted: “You have stayed in the Capital too long that you have become slow witted and stupid. I am not that kind of delicate and fragile Prince. I am here all day long that it feels hot. How could I feel the cold?”

Qi Sheng’s face held in his laughter, his fingers were gently touching Jue Yu’s sleeve. On that silken material, he slowly stroked.

Jue Yu was not even a shred bit affected by his affectionate feelings. He told him: “Quickly go away! You don’t comeback. You coming here is only a pain in the neck.”

Qi Sheng remained with the same laughter, unexpectedly, he caught Jue Yu by surprise and nibbled on his lips. He sucked on both parts before releasing them. And then kindly said: “I am leaving. You have to take care of yourself.”

Jue Yu coldly laughed, “Wanted to cover your short visitation with sweet words. That face of yours, just a glimpse of it could already make me angry.”

Qi Sheng made an odd expression: “Eh?? You didn’t say it like that last night. You entwined yourself tightly around me and begged me to play several times so you could get more.”

Jue Yu’s face immediately rose up to the color of red. His eyes had been ignited with the flame of fury. Swearing, he told Qi Sheng off: “Qi Sheng!! Are you already tired of living?? If you don’t go, I will kick you down the mountain to be the dog’s food!!”

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So, The Blind Concubine lived in the Pear Flower Garden on the mountain.

Every day he lived a simple and plain life. He drank the lotus leaf porridge. He smelled the fragrance of the flowers. He heard the sounds of the rushing down waterfall and the flowing swiftly stream. Hugging Yu Li to tag along, he went in all directions in this garden.

Jue Yu every morning would teach martial arts to some students in the garden until the sun set in the west.

The Blind Concubine would sit on the bench in the Pear Flowers Garden, listening to their marking shouts, every move they made would produce a sound of blasting wind.

Day by day passed by peacefully and delightfully. In addition, he had Yu Li to accompany him.

All the matters regarding the Royal Palace, seemed to be a long dream from the past.

The Blind Concubine felt, if like now, here and now he could forget about everything, in this place, the Pear Flowers Garden, he spent the rest of his life peacefully, it would be really great.

Jue Yu was also helping his less flourishing young students. They usually lived on the other side of the Garden. When the morning came, they all would draw water for washing and cleaning themselves. All day long, until nightfall, the noisy sound of their nonstop chattering while they were eating or playing, made the garden more livelier.

Whenever The Blind Concubine heard these children’s noisy chatter, he couldn’t help but recall about Xiao Bao, also about the Little Prince.

The young students all knew that The Blind Concubine had come from the Capital. They often surrounded him and asked about everything. Once they opened their mouths, there would be no end!! How was the Capital?? How was the Royal Palace?? How was the Emperor??

Every time, when they asked these questions, the Blind Concubine would force out his smiling face while answering, The Capital?? Of course it was bustling and busy every day. The Royal Palace?? Of course it was enormous…

The young students would hastily ask again: “How about the Emperor??”

“The Emperor??”, The Blind Concubine paused and stopped for a while, “I have never seen the Emperor.”

The young students would be nodding one after another, “The Emperor, of course is not some figure who could be easily seen.”

The Blind Concubine was gently caressing Yu Li’s smooth fur on his back, slightly laughing and replying: “Of course…”

Once in a while, he would sit by the pond’s side with Jue Yu to have a chat.

Yu Li would lay prone on her stomach on the stone. Her eyes glistening while watching the leisurely, shaking their head and wagging their tail school of Koi in the pond.

The Blind Concubine slowly asked: “You and the General couldn’t meet so often, do you miss him?”

Jue Yu raised his brows, “I will never miss him.”

The Blind Concubine covered his laughter, “Your mouth says one thing but your heart means another.”

Jue Yu did not respond. His face remained with his haughty and arrogant expression.

The Blind Concubine asked again: “When you miss him dearly, what would you do?”

Jue Yu told him: “What else could I do? I could only wait for him like this.”

The Blind Concubine said: “General Qi is truly sincere and treasures you, your wait is truly worthy.”

The days in the mountain passed like the fallen flower petals, day by day fluttered away with the wind.

The Blind Concubine stayed in this secluded place, isolated from the outside world, inside the Pear Flowers Garden, for quite some time already. To the point he already couldn’t differentiate the time anymore, he didn’t realize when the sun set or when it was time for nightfall.

Until one day, early in the morning. One young student hurriedly rushed in and ran toward the winged room. He was running while shouting: “Master, bad news!! At the Garden’s gate, there were many people. They said they are from the Royal Palace. They came here to arrest someone!!!”

End of The Blind Concubine Chapter 18.